Is persistent bacterial infection good for your health?

被引:60
作者
Falkow, S [1 ]
机构
[1] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Dept Microbiol & Immunol, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
[2] Stanford Univ, Sch Med, Div Infect Dis & Geog Med, Dept Med, Stanford, CA 94305 USA
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D O I
10.1016/j.cell.2006.02.004
中图分类号
Q5 [生物化学]; Q7 [分子生物学];
学科分类号
071010 [生物化学与分子生物学]; 081704 [应用化学];
摘要
Certain bacterial pathogens have evolved to survive in their human hosts for long periods without causing harm. Is it possible that these persistent bacterial infections provide a protective benefit to the host?.
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